Paint brush and guard



May 30, 1933. N. .1. PREVlTE PAINT BRUSH AND GUARD Original Filed Feb.3, 1930 IN VEN TOR.

m U 6 f 7. P u E w a a m M E a awam 2 T ATTORNEY Patented May 30, 1933UNITED STATES ATE F F NICHOLAS J. rnnvrrn, orjzr acxson rmrerrrs, NEWon-K rArN'r BRUSH AND/GUARD This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements ina paint brush and guard.

The invention has for an object the provision of adevice of the classmentioned which is of simple durable construction, de-

pendable in use and efficient in action, and

which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost. w 7

q The invention proposes a body portion supporting bristles at one sideand formed with passages from the vicinity of the bristle roots to avalve seat connecting with a passage discharge at the sides of saidbody, a removable w flared guard encircling said body portionimmediately to the rear of the inner ends of said bristles and formedwith rear edges turned inwards and engaging inpacking grooves formed insaid body so that said discharge 7. passages terminate within saidguard, means for latching said guard against displacement,

and means for restricting passage thru said discharge when the guard isremoved.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosureFig. 1 is a side elevational view of a device constructed according tothis invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1. V Fig. 3 is a fragmentary verticalsectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. lis a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 ofFig. 2.

i Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken 011 the line 55of Fig; 1.

sage 15 discharging at the sides 16 of the said a plication filedFebruary 3,3930, Serial No. 435,379. Renewed October 21,1932. 3 j

body 10, a removableflared uard 17 encircling said body portion 10nnmediately to the rear ends of the bristles 11 and formed with rearedges 18 turned inwards and engaging in packing grooves-19 formed in thebody 10 so-that said discharge 15 terminates within the guard 17, meansfor latching said guard against displacement, and means for restrictingpassage thru saiddischarge 15 when the guard 17 is removed. The bodyportion 10 includes a handle 20 for the manual manipulation of thebrush. Some of the passages 12are inclined and others vertical, but allterminate at the valve seat14r The guard 17is made of two guard sections17 and. 17 hinged at one side 21 and held together at the other sidewith a catch in the form of a screw 22. A Water-proof strip 23 isarranged over the hinge 21 for rendering the oint water tight. The screw22 constitutes the means for latching the guard against displacement.The free ends of the guard sections 17* and 17 overlap asindicated inFig. 7 and a rubber packing strip 24 is secured upon one ofthe ends soas to engage against the other end and form 'a water tight joint whenthe-guard is in place. The screw 22- extends through the overlapped endsof the guard section 17, the rubber packing strip 24, and the guardsection 17.

The packing grooves19 are formed of rubber'strips 25 inserted in grooves26 formed inthe body portion'10, These grooves are of V shape insidee-levation as maybe seen froman inspection of Fig.1. 5 The purposeof the Vshape is to addrigidity to the guard, eliminating any othermeans for its supporting. In addition, the V shape of the guard providesa low point to which the liquid will run, that is, paint'duringv the useof the brush and upon a subsequentdipping of the brush. into the pot ofpaint, the paint will flow back into the pot. a

The means for restricting passage thru the discharge 15 when the guard17 is removed, comprises a valve head28 engageable upon the seat 14 andslidably mounted in the body portion 10" and connected with abell'crank29 pivoted intermediately at 30. @In Fig.5 the valveis shownin its retractedposition.- A

tension spring 31 acts between one of the arms of the bell crank 29 andthe body portion 10 for normally urging the valve head upon its seat.This urge is restrained by a pin 32 pivotally connected with the otherarm of the bell crank 29 and extending thru an aperture in the, bodyportion 10 and normally held depressed by the inturned edge 18 of theguard when the guard is in position upon the body member.

The. paint brush maybe used in a customary manner for painting theinterior of a room or other structure. When the ceiling is painted, itis desirable that the guard be arranged upon the paint brush to collectany paint running downwards. Excess paint from the bristles of the brushmay pass thru the passages 12 and discharge at 1.5 into the guard. Paintrunning down the sides of the bristles will alsodischarge into theguard. When the guard is neXt dipped, this paint will run back into themain body of paint. When walls or the like are painted, the guard shouldbe removed since it is of no avail in this particular operation.Upon-removal of the guard the valve 28 automatically assumes a closedposition upon the seat 14. This prevents the passage of paint from thebristle roots down along the sides'of the brush.

It is to be understood that the brush may be of any size, shape or form.

lVhile I haveshown'and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications comin within the scope of thelinvention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States LettersPatent is 1 1. A paint brush and guard,comprising a body portion supporting bristles at one end thereof andformed with passagesfrom the said end of said body to a Valve seat, saidvalve seat connecting with a passage discharging at the sides of saidbody, a removable flared guard encircling said body portion below saidpassage discharge and formed with rear edges turned inwards and engagingin packet grooves formed in said body means for latching said guardagainst displacement, and means for preventing passage thru saiddischarge when the guard is removed.

' 2. A paint brush and guard, comprising a body portion supportingbristles at one end thereof and formed with passages from the said endof said body to a valve seat, said valve seat connecting with a passagedischarging at the sides of said body, a removable flared guardencircling said body portion below said passage discharge and formedwith rear edges turned inwards and engaging in packed grooves formed insaid body means for latching said guard against displacement,

guard encircling said body portion below said passage discharge andformed with rear edges turned inwards and engaging in packed groovesformed in said body, means for latching said guard against displacement,and means for preventing passage thru said discharge when the guard isremoved,;comprising a valve head engageable onlsaid seat and slidablymounted in the body portion, a bell crank pivoted intermediate of itsends and connected to said valve head-,nieans acting between one of thearms of the bell crank and the body portion for normally urging. thevalve head upon its seat, and a pin connected with the other arm of thebell crank normally extending from the side of the body portion throughone of said packed grooves in the closed position of the valve so thatthe inturned edge of the guard will hold the pin in non-extendedposition and thus hold the valve open.

4. A paint brush and guard, comprising a body portion supportingbristles at one end thereof and formed with passages from the said endof said body'to a valve seat, said valve seat connecting with a passagedischarging at the sides of said body,'a removable flared guardencircling said body portion below said passage discharge and formedwith rear edges turned inwards and engaging in'packed grooves formed insaid body, means for latching said guard against displacement,

and means for preventing passage thru said discharge when the guard isremoved, comprising a valve head engageable on said seat, means fornormally urging said valve upon the seat, and a pin connected'with saidlatter means and normally extending from the side of the body portionthrough one of said packed grooves in the closed position of the valveso that the intur'ned edge of the guard will hold the pin innon-extended position and thus hold the valve open when the guard is inoperative position on said bodv portion.

In testimony whereof I have afliXed my signature.

NICHOLAS J. PREVITE.

